diff --git a/modules/tasks/taskFetch.js b/modules/tasks/taskFetch.js
index add709f1..49d7ca22 100644
--- a/modules/tasks/taskFetch.js
+++ b/modules/tasks/taskFetch.js
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ module.exports = Promise.method(function taskFetch (taskParams) {
               const repoInfoJSON = JSON.parse(repoInfo)
               const repoUrl = repoInfoJSON.html_url
               const ownerUrl = repoInfoJSON.owner.html_url
-              const responseGithub = {
+              let responseGithub = {
                 id: data.dataValues.id,
                 url: issueUrl,
                 private: data.dataValues.private,
@@ -164,16 +164,25 @@ module.exports = Promise.method(function taskFetch (taskParams) {
               }
               if (data.status !== 'in_progress' && data.status !== issueDataJsonGithub.state) {
                 // eslint-disable no-unused-vars
-                data
+                const dataStatusUpdateInProgress = await data
                   .update({ status: issueDataJsonGithub.state }, {
                     where: {
                       id: data.id
                     },
                     returning: true,
                   })
-                  .then(task => {
-                    return responseGithub
+                responseGithub.status = dataStatusUpdateInProgress.status
+              }
+              if (issueDataJsonGithub.state === 'closed' && data.status !== 'closed') {
+                // eslint-disable no-unused-vars
+                const dataStatusUpdatedClosed = await data
+                  .update({ status: issueDataJsonGithub.state }, {
+                    where: {
+                      id: data.id
+                    },
+                    returning: true,
                   })
+                responseGithub.status = dataStatusUpdatedClosed.status
               }
               if (data.Labels.length !== issueDataJsonGithub.labels.length) {
                 // eslint-disable no-unused-vars
@@ -196,7 +205,6 @@ module.exports = Promise.method(function taskFetch (taskParams) {
                   console.log('error', e)
                 }
               }
-
               return responseGithub
             })
             .catch(e => {
diff --git a/test/task.test.js b/test/task.test.js
index f806da73..bc5756be 100644
--- a/test/task.test.js
+++ b/test/task.test.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ const spies = require('chai-spies')
 const AssignMail = require('../modules/mail/assign')
 const TaskMail = require('../modules/mail/task')
 const taskUpdate = require('../modules/tasks/taskUpdate')
+const { get } = require('request')
 
 const nockAuth = () => {
   nock('https://github.com')
@@ -363,7 +364,7 @@ describe("tasks", () => {
       }).catch(done)
     });
 
-    it('should fetch task and not sync status in_progress', (done) => {
+    it('should fetch task and not sync status in_progress on Gitpay and open on Github', (done) => {
       const github_url = 'https://github.com/worknenjoy/gitpay/issues/1080';
 
       nock('https://github.com')
@@ -398,6 +399,44 @@ describe("tasks", () => {
       }).catch(done)
     });
 
+    it('should fetch task and sync status in_progress on Gitpay and closed on Github', (done) => {
+      const github_url = 'https://github.com/worknenjoy/gitpay/issues/1080';
+
+      const closedIssue = getSingleIssue.issue
+      closedIssue.state = 'closed'
+
+      nock('https://github.com')
+        .post('/login/oauth/access_token/', {code: 'eb518274e906c68580f7'})
+        .basicAuth({user: secrets.github.id, pass: secrets.github.secret})
+        .reply(200, {access_token: 'e72e16c7e42f292c6912e7710c838347ae178b4a'})
+      nock('https://api.github.com')
+        .persist()
+        .get('/repos/worknenjoy/gitpay/issues/1080')
+        .query({client_id: secrets.github.id, client_secret: secrets.github.secret})
+        .reply(200, closedIssue)
+      nock('https://api.github.com')
+        .persist()
+        .get('/repos/worknenjoy/gitpay')
+        .query({client_id: secrets.github.id, client_secret: secrets.github.secret})
+        .reply(200, getSingleRepo.repo)
+
+      models.Task.build({url: github_url, provider: 'github', title: 'foo'}).save().then((task) => {
+        models.Task.update({status: 'in_progress'}, {where: {id: task.dataValues.id}}).then(() => {
+          agent
+            .get(`/tasks/fetch/${task.dataValues.id}`)
+            .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
+            .expect(200)
+            .end((err, res) => {
+              expect(res.statusCode).to.equal(200);
+              expect(res.body).to.exist;
+              expect(res.body.metadata.id).to.equal('1080');
+              expect(res.body.status).to.equal('closed');
+              done(err);
+            })
+        }).catch(done)
+      }).catch(done)
+    });
+
     it('should update task value', (done) => {
       const github_url = 'https://github.com/worknenjoy/truppie/issues/98';